Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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1 This invention relates to a novel process
for producing 7-(substituted)amino-3-substituted
thiomethyl-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acids.
Many publications, for example, German
Offenlegun~sschrift 1,795,484; 2,018,600; and 2,065,621,
U.S.P. 3,516,997, and Japanese Patent Application Kokai
(Laid-Open) 154,287/75, report reacting a thiol compound
or its salt with the acetoxy group in the 3-position of
a 7-aminocephalosporanic acid or a derivative in the
carboxyl group thereof or a salt thereof to convert the
acetoxy group in the 3-position. Sald publications
disclose that it is not desirable to effect said
reaction in an or~anic solvent free from water and it
is preferable to effect the reaction in water or a
mixture of water and an organic solver~t at a pH of 6
to 7. However, even under said preferable reaction
conditions, the product obtained is extremely impure
and the yield is 30 to 50%. The present inventors'
duplication of said reaction has clarified that the
yield is 30 to 50% at most and the product is in admixture
with the starting 7-aminocephalosporanic acid. On the
other hand, U.S.P. 3,840,.531; Japanese Patent Application
Kokai tLaid-Open) 295/74 and 10,077/73, German Offen- . -
legungsschrift 2,332,045, Japanese Patent Publication
13,023~71 and the like report a method for smoothly
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1 carrying out the conversion in the 3-position by which
a 7-aminocephalosporanic acid or its salt, the amino
group in the 7-position of which has been protected with
an acyl group~ such as formyl, lower alkanoyl or the like,
or cephalosporin C or a derivative thereof is used as
the starting material. However, said publications
describe that even according to said method, it is
preferable to carry out the reaction in water or a mixture
of water and an organic solvent in the vicinity of
neutral.
Concerning a method by whlch a cephalosporin C
derivative is used as the starting material, it is reported
in, for example, British Patent 1,400,804, and Japanese
Patent Application Kokai (Laid-~pen) 95,o88/76, that the
conversion in the 3-position is ef~ected in water or
a mixture of water and an organic solvent in the presence
of a halide or inorganic salt of a metal of Group I or
II of the Periodic Table, such as KI, NaI-CaI2~ BaI2,
NaCl, NH4Cl, BaC12, MgC12 or the like. However, the
method by which an acylated cephalosporanic acid,
cephalosporin C or its derivative is used as the
starting material is complicated in reaction because
the amino group in the 7-position must be acylated, or
an acylated starting material must be used and the acyl
group must be removed by iminohalogenation, iminoetheri-
fication, hydrolysis or the like after the conversion
in the 3-position. In said reaction, the conversion per
se in the 3-position with a thiol or its salt is effected
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1 in a mixture of water and an organic solvent under the
above-mentioned preferable conditions, and in general,
the yield is 60 to 80%.
On the above-mentioned background, the present
inventors have conducted extensive research ~ith an
intention o~ developing a method for converting the
group in the 3-position with a thiol compound or its
salt in a high yield with ease in industry, and con-
seqùently, have unexpectedly found that when the reaction
lQ is effected in an organic solvent in the presence of a
protonic acid or a Lewis acid or complex compound of
Lewis acid other than boron tri~luoride and its complex
compounds~ a satis~actory result is obtained.
An ob~ect o~ this invention is to provide
a process ~or producing a 7-(substituted)amino-3-
substituted thlomethyl-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid or a
derivative in the carboxyl group thereof or a salt
thereof which is important as an intermediate of a
cephalosporin compound from a cephalosporanic acid or a
derivative in the carboxyl group thereof in a high yield
and a high purity by means of an industrially easy
operation.
Other ob;ects and advantages of this invention
will be apparent ~rom the following description.
According to this invention, there is provided
a process for producing a 7-(substituted)amino-3-
substituted thiomethyl-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid
represented by the general ~ormula (I),
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R2 ~ CH2SR (I)
COOH
1 wherein Rl is a hydrogen atom or a Cl 14alkoxy group;
R2 is an amino group or a group represented by the
formula, \ C = C - NH- , in which R3, R4, and R5, Which
R4 R5
may be identical or di~ferent, are hydrogen or organic
residues which do not participate in the reaction,
R6
or by the formula, \ C= N - , in which R6 ancl R7,
R7
which may be identical or different, are hydrogen or
organic residues which do not participate in the reac-
: tion; and R8 is a thiol compound residue, a derivative
in the carboxyl group of the above carboxylic acid ora salt thereof, which comprises reacting a cephalos-
poranic acid represented by the general formula (II),
R
2 ' ~ Y~
N ~ CH2X (II)
COOH
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1 wherein Rl and R2 are the same as defined above; X is
an unsubstituted or substituted acyloxy or carbamoyloxy
group; ~ Y is ~ S or ~ S -~ 0, or a derivative in the
carboxyl group of sa~d cephalosporanic acid, or a salt
thereo~, ~ith a thlol co~pound represented by the
general formula CIII)~
R8- S~ (III)
wherein R has the same meaning as defined above, or a
salt of the thiol compound, in an organic solvent in the
presence of a protonic acid, or a Lewis acid or complex
compound of Lewis acid other than boron trifluoride
and its complex compounds. There can be used not only
a compound having ~ Y be~ng \S but also a chemically
stable compound having ~Y being ~ S -~ 0 as the starting
~aterial. In the latter case, reduction reaction of
15 >S ~ 0 takes place owing to the presence of a protonic
acid, or a Lewis acid or complex compound of Lewis acid
other than boron trifluoride and its complex compounds,
thereby obtaining a compound having ~ Y being ~S.
~ As the C1 4alkoxy group for Xl in the general
formulas (I) and (II) mer~tioned above, there may be
exemplified methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy and the
like.
As the unsubstituted or substituted acyloxy
or carbamoyloxy group for X in the general formula (II),
there may be exemplified Cl 8alkanoyloxy groups, for
example, formyloxy, acetoxy, propionyloxy, butyryloxy
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1 and ~he l~ke; C3 8alkenoyloxy groups, for example,
acr~Jloyloxy and the like; C7 l1aroyloxy groups, for
example, benzoyloxy, naphthoylo~y, and the like;
C8 9aralkanoyloxy groups, for example, phenylacetoxy,
phenylpropionyloxy and the like; carbamoyloxy groups;
and the like~ of which Cl 8acyloxy groups and carbamoyloxy
groups are preferable. As the substituent of the sub-
stituted acyloxy or carbamoyloxy group, there may be
exemplified known substituents for acyloxy and carbamoyloxy
groups, such as halogen, nitro, Cl 4alkyl, Cl 4alkoxy,
Cl_4alkylthio, Cl 8acyl, Cl 8acyloxy, Cl 8acylamino,
hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulfamoyl~ carbamoyl, cyano,
carboxy-Cl Llalkoxycarbamoyloxy~ benzoylcarbamoyl,
carboxy-Cl Llalkoxysulfamoyl, and the like.
In the general formulas (I) and (II), R2 is
an amino group or a group represented by the formula,
R6~
\ C= C- NH - or C =N - . The formula
R4/ R5 R7/
R3 R3
C= C- NH- may also be rewritten \ CH= C- N - as
R4/ R5 R4/ ¦5
an isomer, and the latter is also included in this
invention.
As the organic residues for R3, R4, R5, R6
and R7 which do not participate in the reaction, there
may be used those known in this field, and examples
thereof are unsubstitued or substituted aliphatic
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1 residues, alicyclic residues~ aromatic resi~ues~ arali-
phatic residues, heterocyclic residues, acyl groups and
the like. More specifically, the following groups may
be exemplified:
(1) Aliphatic residue: alkyl groups, ~or instance,
methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, pentyl and the
like; and alkenyl groups, for instance, ~inyl, propenyl,
butenyl and the like.
(2) Alicyclic residue: cycloalkyl groups~ for
instance, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the
like; and cycloalkenyl groups, ~or instance, cyclopentenyl,
cyclohexenyl and the like.
(3) Aromatic residue: aryl groups, for instance,
phenyl, naphthyl and the like.
(4) Araliphatic residue: aralkyl groups, for
instance, benzyl, phenethyl and the like.
(5) Heterocyclic residue: heterocyclic groups
containing one or more hetero atoms (oxygen, nitrogen
and sulfur) in any combination in any position in the
molecule, ~or instance, pyrrolidyl, piperazinyl, furyl,
thienyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl,
pyridyl, imidazolyl, quinolyl, benzothiazolyl, oxadia-
zolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl and the like.
(6) AGY1 group: acyl groups derived from organic
carboxylic acids. As said organic carboxylic acids,
there may be exemplified aliphatic carboxylic acids;
alicyclic car~oxylic acids; alicycloaliphatic carboxylic
acids; araliphatic carboxylic acids, aromatic oxy
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1 aliphatic carboxylic acids, aromatic thio aliphatic
carboxylic acids, heterocyclic ring~substituted
aliphatic carboxylic acids, heterocyclic oxy aliphatic
carboxylic acids, and heterocyclic thio aliphatic
carboxylic acids, in ~hich an aromatic residue or
heterocyclic group is bonded to an aliphatic carboxylic
acid directly or through an oxygen or sulfur atom;
organic carboxylic acids in which an aromatic ring, an
aliphatic group or an alicyclic group is bonded to the
carbonyl group through an oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur
atom; aromatic carboxylic acids; and heterocyclic
carboxylic acids.
~ s the above aliphatic carboxylic ac:t.ds,
there may be exemplified formic acid, acetic acid,
propionlc acid, butanoic acid, isobutanoic acid,
pentanoic acid, methoxyacetic acid, methylthioacetic
acid, acrylic acid, crotonic acid and the like. ~s
the above alicyclic carhoxylic acids, there may be
exemplified cyclohexanoic acid and the like, and as
the above alicycloaliphatic carboxylic acids, there
may be exemplified cyclopentane-acetic acid, cyclo-
hexane acetic acid, cyclohexane-propionic acid,
cyclohexadiene-acetic acid and the like. As the
aromatic residue in the above organic carboxylic
acids, there may be exemplified phenyl, naphthyl,
and the like, and as the heterocyclic residue, there
may be exemplified residues of heterocyclic compounds
containing at least one hetero atom in the ring, such
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1 as furane, thiophene, pyrrole, pyrazole, imida~ole,
triazole, thiazole, isothiazole, oxazole, isoxazole,
thiadiazole, oxadiazole, thiatrla~ole, oxatriazole,
tetrazole, benzoxazole, benzofuran and the like~
Each of the groups consti~uting the above organic
carboxylic acid may be further substituted by a sub-
stitutent, for example, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl
group, a protected hydroxyl ~roup, a Cl 5alkyl group,
a Cl 5alkoxy group, a Cl 4acyl group, a nitro group,
an amino group~ a protected amino group, a mercapto
group, a protected mercapto group, a carboxyl group,
a protected carboxyl group or the like.
As the proteoting groups in the above-
mentioned protected hydroxyl, protected amino, protected
mercapto and protected carboxyl groups, there may be
used those which will be mentioned hereinafter concerning
substitutents in the R group.
R3, R4 and R5 may be identical or difPerent,
and are preferably hydrogen, C1 5alkyl, C2 4alkenyl,
C5 7cycloalkyl, C5 7cycloalkenyl, aryl, aralkyl,
heterocyclic containing 0, N and S alone or in any
combination in any position, or acyl, and R and R7 may
be identical or different, and are preferably hydrogen,
1-5alkYl~ C2_4alkenYl~ Cs-7cycloalkyl~ C5 7cyclo-
alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic containing 0, N, and
S alone or in any combination in any position, or acyl.
As the derivatives in the carboxyl group
of the compounds represented by the general formulas
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1 (I) and (II), there may be exemplified derivatives
kno~n usually in the field o~ penicillin and cephalos-
porin, for example, the ~ollowing compounds:
a~ Esters: all esters which do not affect the
reaction at all are included, for example~ substituted
or unsubstituted alkyl esters, such as methyl ester,
ethyl ester, propyl ester, isopropyl ester, butyl ester,
tert.-butyl ester, methoxyrnethyl ester, ethoxymethyl
ester, phenoxymethyl ester, methylthiomethyl ester,
methylthioethyl ester, phenylthiomethyl ester, dimethyl-
aminoethyl ester, diethylaminoethyl ester, morpholinoethyl
ester, piperidinoethyl ester,~acetylmethyl ester,
phenacyl ester, toluoylmethyl ester, 4-nitrophenacyl
ester, acetoxymethyl ester, pi~aloyloxymethyl èster,
benzoyloxymethyl ester, l,l-diacetylmethyl ester, 1-
: acetyl-l-methoxycarbonylmethyl ester, methanesulfonyl-
ethyl ester, toluenesulfonylethyl ester, bromomethyl
ester, iodoethyl ester, trichloroethyl ester, cyanomethyl
ester, thenoylmethyl ester, phthalimidomethyl ester and
the like; cycloalkyl esters, such as cyclohexyl ester,
cycloheptyl ester and the like; alkenyl esters, such as
propenyl ester, allyl ester, 3-butenyl ester and the
like; alkinyl esters, such as propinyl ester and the
like; substituted or unsubstituted aryl esters, such as
phenyl ester, tolyl ester, xylyl ester, naphthyl ester,
p-nitrophenyl ester~ 2,4-dinitrophenyl ester, p-methoxy-
phenyl ester, trichlorophenyl ester, pentachlorophenyl
ester, p-methanesulfonylphenyl ester and the like;
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1 substituted or unsubstitued aralkyl esters, such as
benzyl ester, phenethyl ester, p-chlorobenzyl ester,
p-nitrobenzyl ester, p-metho.Yybenzyl ester, 3,5-dimethoxy-
benzyl ester, diphenylmethyl ester3 bis(4-methoxy-
phenyl)methyl es~er, 3,5-di-tert.-butyl-ll-hydroxybenzyl
ester, trityl ester and the like; indanyl ester;
phthalidyl ester; other esters formed from a carboxylic
acid and thioalcohol, tetrahydrofuranol, l-cyclopropyl-
ethanol, l-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, 3-hydroxy-
pyridine, 2-hydroxypyridine-1-oxide or the like, which
may be optionally substituted by a halogen atom~ a nitro
group, an alkoxy group or the like; and esters formed
by reaction between a carboxylic acid and methoxy-
acetylene, ethoxyacetylene, tert.-butylethinyl-
dimethylamine, ethyl.ethinyldiethylamine, or N-ethyl-5-
phenylisoxazolium-3-sulfonic acid salt.
b) Anhydrides of the carboxyl group with N-
hydroxysuccinic acid imide, N-hydroxyphthalic acid
imide, dimethylhydroxylamine, diethylhydroxylamine,
l-hydroxypiperidine, oxime or the like.
c~ Amides: all of acid amides, N-substituted
acid amides, and N,N-di-substituted acid amides are
included 3 for example, N-alkyl acid amides, such as
N-methyl acid amide, N-ethyl acid amide and the like,
N-aryl acid amides, such as N-phenyl acid amide and
the like; N,N-dialkyl acid amides, such as N,N-dimethyl
acid amide, N,N-diethyl acid amide, N-ethyl-N-methyl
acid amide and the like; and acid amides with imidazole,.
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1 4-substituted imidazole, triazolopyridone and the like.
The salt in the term "a compound of the general
formula (I) or (II), or a derivative in the carboxyl
group thereo~ or a salt thereof" used in the specification
and claims means to include both salt at the acidic
group (for example, carboxyl group) and salt at the basic
group (for examplej amino group). As the salt at the
acidic group, there may be exemplified salts with
alkali metals such as sodium, potassium and the like;
salts with alkaline earth metals such as calcium,
magnesium and the like; ammonium salts; salts with
nitrogen-containing organic bases such as triethylamine,
diethylamine, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine, N-methyl-
morpholine, N,N-dimethylaniline and the like. As the
salt at the basic group, there may be exemplified salts
with mineral acids, such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric
acid and the like; salts with organic acids such as
oxalic acid, formic acid, trichloroacetic acid; tri-
fluoroacetic acid and the like; and salts with sulfonic
acids, such as methanesulfonic acid, toluenesulfonic
acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid and the like. These
salts may be previously prepared and isolated or
may be prepared in the reaction system. Hydrates of
the starting and objective compounds mentioned abo~e
are also included in this invention.
R8 in the general formulas ~I) and (III)
represents residues of thiol compounds known in the
field of cephalosporin, and includes, for example,
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1 unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl,
aralkyl, acyl, thiocarbamoyl, alkoxythiocarbonyl,
aryloxythiocarbonyl, cycloalkyloxythiocarbonyl,
amidino~ and heterocyclic groups. More speci~ically,
there may be exemplified Cl 8alkyl, such as methyl,
ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl and the like; C5 7-
cycloalkyl, such as cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the
like; C7 garalkyl, such as benzyl, phenethyl, and the
like; aryl, such as phenyl, naphthyl and the like;
acyl, such as acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, benzoyl,
naphthoyl, cyclopentanecarbonyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl,
furoyl, thenoyl, isothiazolylcarbonyl, isoxazolyl-
carbonyl, thiadiazolylcarbonyl, triazolylcarbony]. and
the like; thiocarbamoyl, such as thiocarbamoyl, N-
methylthiocarbamoyl, N,N-diethylthiocarbamoyl, 1-
piperidinothiocarbonyl, l-morpholinothiocarbonyl, 4-
methyl-l-piperazinylthiocarbonyl, and the like;
Cl 4alkoxythiocarbonyl, such as methoxythiocarbonyl,
ethoxythiocarbonyl, propoxythiocarbonyl, butoxythio-
carbonyl and the like; aryloxythiocarbonyl, such asphenoxythiocarbonyl and the like; C5 7cycloalkyloxy-
thiocarbonyl, such as cyclohexyloxythiocarbonyl and the
like; amidino, such as amidino, N-methylamidino, N,N'-
dimethylamidino, and the like; and heterocyclic groups,
such as oxazolyl, thiazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl,
imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl,
pyridazinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, quinazolyl, indolyl,
indazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl,
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l thiatriazolyl, tetrazolyl, triazinyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, triazolopyridyl, purinyl,
pyridine-l-oxide-2-yl, pyridazine-l-oxide-6-yl~
tetraGolopridazinyl, tetrazolopyrimidinyl, thiazolo-
pyridazinyl, thiadiazolopyridazinyl, triazolopyridazinyl,and the like. As the heterocyclic group ~or R , nitrogen-
containing he~erocyclic groups ~hich contain at least
one nitrogen atom with or without oxygen or sulfur atom
are preferable.
~urthermore, the groups ~or R~ may be sub-
stituted by at least one substitutent, such as halogen,
Cl 4alkyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, mercapto, Cl 4alkoxy,
Cl 4alkylthio~ nitro, cyano, cyano--Cl l~alkyl, amino,
Cl 4alkylamino, di-Cl llalkylamino, Cl_8acylamino,
Cl_8acyl, Cl 8acyloxy, carboxyl, carbamoyl, amino-
Cl_4alkyl, N-Ci 4alkylamino-Cl 4alkyl, N,N-di-Cl 4-
alkylamino-Cl 4alkyl, hydroxy-Cl 4alkyl, Cl 4alkoxy-
Cl 4alkyl, carboxyl-Cl 4alkyl, sulfo-Cl 4alkyl, sul~o,
sulfamoyl-Cl 4alkyl, sulfamoyl, carbamoyl-Cl 4alkyl,
C2 4alkenyl, carbamoyl-C2 4alkenyl, N-Cl 4alkyl-
carbamoyl, N,N-di-Cl 4alkylcarbamoyl, Cl 8acyl-Cl L~-
alkyl,- N-Cl 4alkylcarbamoyl-C1 4alkyl, N,N-di-Cl 4-
alkylcarbamoyl-Cl 4alkyl, and the like, and among
these substituents, the hydroxyl, mercapto, amino and
carboxyl groups may be protected with an appropriate
protecting group which is usually used in the field
of penicillin or cephalosporin. The protecting group
for the amino group includes all groups which can be
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1 used as common amiro-protecting groups, for example,
trichloroethoxycarbonyl, tribomoethoxycarbonyl,
benzyloxycarbonyl, p-toluenesulfonyl, p-nitrobenzyloxy-
carbonyl, o-bromobenzyloxycarbonyl, o-nitrophenyl-
sulfenyl, chloroacetyl, trifluoroacetyl, formyl,tert.-butoxycarbonyl, p-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl,
3,4-dimethoxybenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-(phenylazo)benzyloxy-
carbonyl, 4-(4-methoxyphenylazo)benzyloxycarbonyl,
pyridine-l-oxide-2-yl-methoxycarbonyl, 2-pyridyl
methoxycarbonyl, 2-furyloxycarbonyl, diphenylmethoxy-
carbonyl, 1,1-dimethylpropoxycarbonyl~ isopropoxy-
carbonyl, l-cyclopropylethoxycarbonyl, phthaloyl,
succinyl, l-adamanthyloxycarbonyl, 8-quinolyloxy-
carbonyl and the like, which are easily removable
acyl groups; other easily removable groups such as
trityl, 2-nitrophenylthio, 2,4-dinitrophenylthio,
2-hydroxybenzylidene, 2-hydroxy-5-chlorobenzylidene,
2-hydroxy-l-naphthylmethylene, 3-hydroxy-4-pyridyl-
methylene, 1-methoxycarbonyl-2-propylidene, 1-ethoxy-
carbonyl-2-propylidene, 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2-butylidene,
l-acetyl-2-propylidene, 1-benzoyl-2-propylidene,
l-[N-(2-methoxyphenyl)carbamoyl]-2-propylidene,
l-[N-(4-methoxyphenyl)carbamoyl]-2-propylidene; 2-
ethoxycarbonylcyclohexylidene, 2-ethoxycarbonyl-
cyclopentylidene, 2-acetylcyclohexylidene, 3,3-
dimethyl-5-oxycyclohexylidene and the like; and di-
or tri-alkylsilyl.
The protecting groups for the hydroxyl and
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l mercapto groups include all groups that can usually
be used as protecting groups for hydroxyl and mercapto
groups, for example, easily removable acyl groups such
as benzyloxycarbonyl, 4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-
bromobenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl,
3,l~-dimethoxybenzyloxycarbonyl~ 4-(phenylazo)benzyloxy-
carbonyl, 4-(4-methoxyphenylazo)benzyloxycarbonyl,
tert.-butoxycarbonyl, l,l-dimethylpropoxycarbonyl,
isopropoxycarbonyl, diphenylmethoxycarbonyl, 2-
pyridylmethoxycarbonyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl,
2,2,2-tribromoethoxycarbonyl, 2-furfuryloxycarbonyl,
l-adamantyloxycarbonyl, l-cyclopropylethoxycarbonyl,
3-quinolyloxycarbonyl, trifluoroacetyl and the like;
benzyl; trityl; methoxymethyl; 2-nitrophenylthio;
2~4-dini~rophenylthio and the like~
The protecting group for the carboxyl group
include all groups that can usually be used as
carboxyl-protecting groups, for example, ester-forming
groups, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl,
tert.-butyl, butyl, benzyl, diphenylmethyl, tri-
phenylmethyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, benzoyl-
methyl., acetylmethyl, p-nitrobenzoylmethyl, p-bromo-
benzoylmethyl, p-methanesulfonylbenzoylmethyl,
phthalimidomethyl, trichloroethyl, l,l-dimethyl-2-
propinyl, acetoxymethyll propionyloxymethyl, pivaloyloxy-
methyl, l,l-dimethylpropyl, l,l-dimethyl-2-propenyl,
3-methyl-3-butenyl, succinimidomethyl, l-cyclopropyl-
ethyl, methylsulfenylmethyl, phenylsulfenylmethyl,
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1 methylthiomethyl, phenylthiomethyl, dimethyiaminome~hyl,
quinoline-l-oxide-2-yl-methyl, pyridine-1-o~ide-2-yl-
methyl, di-(p-methoxyphenyl)methyl and the like; silyl
residues of silyl compounds disclosed in Japanese Paten~
Application Kokai (Laid-Open) 7073/71 and Dutch Patent
Application 7105259 (already laid open to public inspec-
tion), such as dimethyldichlorosilane; non-metallic
residues of non-metallic compounds disclosed in German
Offenlegungsschrift 2,062,925, such as titanium tetra-
chloride; and the like.
Salts of the thiol compound represented bythe general formula (III) may be in the baslc salt
form or in the acidic salt form depending upon the type
of R8 and include both the basic ancl acidic salts.
As to examples of the salt, the explanation of the
salt of the compounds represented by the general
formulas (I) and (II) mentioned above applies. As
the material for forming the salt of the thiol
compound, there may be used the materials for forming
the salts of the compounds represented by the general
formulas (I) and (II).
As the protonic acids, there may be exempli-
fied pyrophosphoric acid, pyrosulfuric acid, sulfuric
acids, sulfonic acids and super acids. The term
"super acid" used herein means acids stronger than
100% sulfuric acid and includes a part of the sulfonic
acids and sulfuric acids. More sepcifically, the
sulfuric acids include sulfuric acid~ chlorosulfuric
4~
1 acid, fluorosulfuric acid and the like, and the
sulfonic acids include alkyl-(mono- or di-)sulfonic acids
such as methanesulfonic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic
acid and the like and aryl-~mono-, di- or tri-)sulfonic
acids such as benzenesulfonic acid, naphtahalenesulfonic
acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid and the like. The super
acids include perchloric acid, magic acid(FS03H-SbF5),
FS03H-AsF5, CF3S03H-SbF5, H2S04-S03 and the like- The
Lewis acids other than boron trifluoride include,
for example, zinc halides and tin halides, and more
specifically include ~inc chloride, zinc bromide,
stannic chloride, stannic bromide and the like.
The complex compounds of Lewis acids other than complex
compounds of boron trifluorlde include complex salts
of the above-mentioned Lewis acids other than boron
trifluoride with dialkyl ethers such as diethyl ether,
di-n-propyl ether, di-n-butyl ether and the like;
complex salts of the above-mentioned Lewis acids with
amines such as ethylamine, n-propylamine, n-butylamine,
triethanolamine, dimethylformamide and the like; complex
salts of the above-mentioned Lewis acids w1th fatty
acids-such as acetic acid, propionic acid and the like;
complex salts of the above-mentioned Lewis acids with
nitriles, such as acetonitrile, propionitrile and the
like; complex salts of the above-mentioned Lewis acids
with carboxylic esters such as methyl formate, ethyl
formate, ethyl acetate and the like; and complex salts
of the above-mentioned Lewis acids with phenols, such
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1 as phenol, (1- or 2-~naphthol and the like~ The above-
mentioned sulfonic acids may be su~stituted by halogen
atoms such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine and the like,
carboxyl groups, sulfo groups, nitro groups, lower alk~l
groups such as methyl, ethyl and the like or lower alkoxy
groups such as methoxy, ethoxy and the like.
The compound represented by the general formula
(II) in which R2 is C = C- NH - or C= N -
R4~ l5 R7/
in which R3, R , R5, R6 and R7 are the same as defined
above can be synthesized by reacting 7-aminocephalos-
poranic acid with an aldehyde or a ketone in an iner-t
solvent (Japanese Patent Publication 28,913/69), and
the compound represented by the general formula (II)
wherein Rl is a Cl 4alkoxy group can be synthesi~ed by
introducing the Cl l~alkoxy group into the compound
represented by the general formula (II) in which R is
a hydrogen atom in a manner known per se (Journal of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 35, 563 - 574 (1977),
etc.).
As the organic solvent used in the process of
this invention, there may be used all organic solvents
which do not adversely affect the reaction, and pre-
ferable are nitriles, nitroalkanes, organic carboxylic
acids, ketones, ethers and sulfolanes. These solvents
may be used in admixture of two or more. The above
nitriles include, for example, aliphatic nitriles,
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1 aliphatic dinitriles, aromatic nitriles, and hetero-
cyclic nitriles, such as acetonitrile~ propionitrile,
butyronitrile, isobutyronitrile, valeronitrile, iso-
valeronitrile, capronitrile, enanthonitrile, caprylonit-
rile, pelargononitrile, caprinitrile, crotononltrile,lauronitrile, palmitonitrile, stearonitrile, acrylonitrile~
malononitrile, succinonitrile, glutaronitrile, adipo-
nitrile, benzonitrile, tolunitrile, cyanated benzyl,
cinnamonitrile, naphthonitrile, cyanothiophene, and the
like. The nitroalkanes include nitromethane, nitro-
ethane, nitropropane, nitrobutane, nitropentane,
nitrohexane, nitroheptane, nitrooctane and the like.
The organic carboxylic acids include aliphatic saturated
monocarboxyli.c acids and aliphatic saturated dicarboxylic
acids, such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic
acid, lactic acid, isolatic acid, valeric acid, iso-
valeric acid, pivalic acid, tri~luoroacetic acid and
the like. The ketones include aliphatic saturated
ketones, aliphatic unsaturated ketones, alicyclic
ketones, aromatic ketones, and heterocyclic ketons,
such as acetone, ethyl methyl ketone, methyl propyl
ketone., isopropyl methyl ketone, butyl methyl ketone,
isobutyl methyl ketone~ diethyl ketone, diisopropyl
ketone, mesityl oxide, methylheptenone, cyclobutanone,
cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, acetophenone,
propiophenone, butyrophenone, valerophenone, dibenzyl
ketone, acetothienone, 2-aceto~urone, and the like.
The ethers include aliphatic saturated ethers, aliphatic
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1 unsaturated ethers, aromatic ethers, and cyclic ethers
such as diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, diisopropyl
ether, dibutyl ether~ diisobutyl ether, methyl ethyl
ether~ methyl propyl ether, methyl isopropyl ether,
methyl butyl ether, methyl isobutyl ether, ethyl propyl
ether, ethyl isopropyl ether, ethyl butyl ether, ethyl
isobutyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, di-
allyl ether, methyl allyl ether, ethyl allyl ether,
anisole, phenetole, dibenzyl ether, phenyl benzyl
ether, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, dioxane and
the like. The sulfolanes include sul~olane and the
like. The organic solvent used in this invention may
form a complex with said Lewis acid other than ~oron
trifluoride, and this organic solvent complex with
said ~ewis acid other than boron trifluoride is also
used as the organic solvent in this invention.
The amount of the protonic acid or the Lewis
acid or complex compound of Lewis acid other than boron
trifluoride and its complex compounds used may be at least
one mole per mole of the compound represented by the
general formula (II), or a derivative in the carboxyl
group thereof or a salt thereof, and preferably at
least 2 moles, particularly 2 to 1~ moles, per mole of
the ~atter. When the complex compound is used~ it may
also be used as a solvent, and a mixture of two or more
complex compounds may also be used. In general,
it is desirable to vary the amount o~ the protonic
acid or the Lewis acid or complex compound of LeT~is acid
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l other than boron trifluoride and its complex compounds
in order to control the reaction rate depending upon the
type of solvent and thiol compound or its salt used.
The amount of the thiol compound represented by the
general formula (III) or its salt used is generally at
least one mole per mole o~ the compound represented
by the general formula (II) or a derivative in the
carboxyl group thereof or a salt thereof, and preferably
l to 1.5 moles per mole of the latter. When the compound
having Y being ~ S ~ O is used as the starting material,
the thiol compound or its salt is preferably used in an
amount o~ 2 to 3 moles per mole of the starting rnaterlal.
~ lthough no particular limitation is applied
to the reaction temperature, the reaction ls generally
effected at a temperature o~ -20 to 80C, and the
reaction time is generally several minutes to scores
of hours.
In the process of this invention, the following
dehydrating agents may be added to the reaction system:
phosphorus compounds such as phosphorus pentachloride,
polyphosphoric acid, phosphorus pentoxide, phosphorus
trich~oride, phosphorus oxychloride and the like;
organic silyl compounds such as N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)-
acetamide, trimethylsilylacetamide, trimethylchloro-
silane, dimethyldichlorosilane and the like; organicacid chlorides, such as acetyl chloride, p-toluenesulfonyl
chloride and the like; acid anhydrides, such as acetic
anhydride, trifluoroacetic anhydride, and the like; and
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1 inorganic compounds for drying~ such as anhydrous
magnesium sulfa~e, anhydrous calcium chloride, anhydrous
calcium sulfate, molecular sieves, calcium carbide and
the like.
The above-mentioned reaction condltions are
not limitative and can appropriately be varied depending
upon the type of reactants and solvents to achieve the
object.
R \
The protecting group ~ C= ~ - NH- or
R R5
R6
/ C = N- ~or R2 in the general formula ~I) and the
R
protecting group for the carboxyl group in the deriva-
tive in the carboxyl group of the compound represented
by the general formula (I) can generally be removed by
hydrolysis or treatment in a conventional manner to
convert the protected groups into an amino group and
carboxyl group, respectively. However, in the case
where some groups of \ C = C- NH- and \ C= N
R4 / R5 R7 /
are used or where a certain after-treatment is used the
protecting group for amino group is easily removed
during the treatment to obtain a compound represented
by the general formula (I) in which R2 is an amino
group. In the case where the carboxyl group of the
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protected with some protecting groups or where a certain
after-treatment is used, the protecting group is easily
removed during the treatment to convert the protected
carboxyl group into a carboxyl group to obtain a compound
represented by the general formula (I). When R3, R4, R5,
R6 and R7 are organic residues which do not participate
in the reaction and which have a protected hydroxyl, amino,
mercapto or carboxyl group as substituent, these groups
can be converted into the desired substituents by
subjecting the resulting compound to removal reaction in
a conventional manner. The protecting group-removal
reaction mentioned above may be e~ected without
isolating the resulting product. The objective compound
thus obtained having the general ~ormula (I) can be
isolated in a conventional manner.
i The objective compound represented by the
general formula (I) can directly be used as the starting-
material ~or acylation reaction, however it can, ir
necessary, be converted into highly pure 7-(substituted)-
amino-3~substituted thiomethyl-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic
acid in a high yield in a conventional manner. ;
The ~ollowing Examples illustrate this invention,
but it should be understood that the Examples are merely
by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.
Example 1
(1) In 27 ml o~ acetic acid were suspended 2.72 g
'7~
1 of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 1.16 g of 5-mercapto-
l-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 5.76 g of methanesulfonic acid
was added to the suspension to form a solution. This
solution was subjected to reaction at 50C for 2.5 hrs.
After the completion of the reaction, the reaction
mixture was cooled and gradually added to 27 ml of water
with ice-cooling. Subsequently, the mixture was adjusted
to a pH of 4.0 with 28% by weight aqueous ammonia.
The thus precipitated crystals were collected by filtra-
tion, washed with 5 ml of water and 5 ml of acetone in
this order, and thereafter dried to obtain 2.70 g (yield
82.3% of 7-amino-3-[5~ methyl-1,2,3, L~ -tetrazolyl)-
thiomethyl~-~3-cephem-LI-earbo~ylic acid having a meltlng
point o~ 224 to 226C (deeomp.).
IR (KBr) cm 1 vc=O 1792, 1610~ 1520
NMR (D2O + CF3CO2D) ppm values:
3-58 (2H, s, C2-H2), 3.84 (3H, s, ~ M-CH3),
4.og (2H, s, C3-CH2), 4.91 (lH, d, J = 5 cps,
C6-H), 5.05 (lH, d, J = 5 eps, C7~H).
Elementary analysis for C10~l2N6o3~2:
Calcd. (%) C, 36.59; H, 3.69; N, 25.61
Found (%) C~ 36.47; H, 3.72; N, 25.21
(2) The same procedure as in above (1) was repeated,
except that other aeids ~ere substituted for the methan-
sulfonic acid to obtain the following results:
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Reaction conditions
Amount Yield
Acid used Reaction Reaction (%)
_ (g)temp time
Conc. sulfuric acid 6.57 5 1.5 84.5
Trlfluoro~ethane- 9 0 50 1 87 7
sulfonic acid . .
p-Toluenesulfonic 10.3 5 1.5 78.5
Chlorosulfuric acid 3.5 50 ] 76.2
Fluorosulfuric acld 3.0Ro,m I ~ 84.3
1 (3) In above (1)l an aqueous ammonium acetate
solution (0.77 g of ammonium acetate/4 ml of` water) and
3.3 ml of 12 N hydrochloric acid were added to the
reaction mixture after the completion of the reaction,
and the resulting mixture was stirred at 15C for 2 hrs,
after Which the thus precipitated crystals were collected
by filtration, ~ashed ~ith two 5-ml portions of acetone,
and then dried to obtain 2.44 g (yield 67.o%) of 7-amino-
3-[5-(l-methyl-132,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl~ 3-cephem-
4-carboxylic acid hydrochloride having a melting point
of 184 to 186C (decomp.).
IR (KBr) cm : vc=O 1770, 1710
NMR (D20 + CF3C02D): Identical with standard sample.
Elementary analysis for C1oH13N603S2Cl:
Calcd. (%) C, 32.91; H, 3.59; N, 23.03
Found (~) C, 32.55; H, 3.48; N, 22.73
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1 Example 2
In 80 ml of 0.1 N perchloric acid solution in
acetic acid were dissol~ed 0.54 g of 7-aminocephalos-
poranic acid and 0.25 g of 5-mercapto-1-methyl-lH-
tetrazole, and the solution was subJected to reactionat 50-55C for 2.5 hrs. After the completion of the
reaction, the solvent was removed by distillation under
reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 10 ml
of water.
10To the resulting aqueous solution was dropwise
added conc. aqueous ammonia with ice-cooling, and
thereafter, the p~ of the solution was adJusted to
3.5, after which the solution was stirred for 15 min.
The thus precipitated crystals were collected by
filtration, washed with 2 ml of water and 3 ml of methanol
in this order, and then dried to obtain 0.53 g (yield
80.8%) of 7-amino-3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid having a
melting point of 224 to 226C (decomp.). The IR and
NMR of the product were identical wit~ those of standard
sample.
Example 3
In 13.5 ml of acetic acid were dissolved 1 36 g
of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.58 g of 5-mercapto-
1-methyl~lH-tetrazole, and 3.9 g of anhydrous stannic
chloride was added to the suspension to form a solution.
This solution was subjected to reaction at 50C ~or
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1 1~5 hrs, after which the solvent was removed by distil-
lation under reduced pressure. To the residue was
added 10 ml of water, and 28% by weight aqueous ammonia
was further added with ice-cooling to adjust the pH of
the solution to 7.5. The thus precipitated crystals
were collected by filtration, washed with 5 ml of water
and 5 ml o~ acetone in this order, and then dried to
obtain 1.28 g (yield 78.o%) of 7-amino-3-[5-(1-methyl-
1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic
acid.
Example 4
In 3 ml of acetic acid were suspended 0.27 g
of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.12 g of 5-mercapto-
l-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 1.36 g of anhydrous zinc
chloride was added to the suspension to form a solution.
This solution was subjected to reaction at 50C for 4 hrs,
and then diluted with 3 ml of water. The pH of the
solu~ion was adjusted to 3.8 with 28% by weight aqueous
ammonia with ice-cooling. The thus precipitated crystals
were collected by filtration, washed with 2 ml of
0.1 N hydrochloric acid, 2 ml of water and 1 ml of
acetone in this order, and then dried to obtain 0.26 g
(yield 79.2~) of 7-amino-3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl3-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample.
When 3.2 g of zinc bromide was substituted for
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Example 5
In 15 ml of acetic acid were suspended 1.36 g
of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.58 g of 5-
mercapto-l-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and o.48 g of methane-
sulfonic acid was added to the suspension to form a
solutoin. To this solution was added 6.80 g of anhydrous
zinc chloride, and the resulting mixture was subjected to
reaction at 50C for 4 hrs. After the completion of
the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with
15 ml of water, after which the p~I thereof was ad~usted
to 3.8 with 28% by weight aqueous ammonia with ice-
cooling. ~'he thus precipitated crystals were collected
by filtration, washed with 10 ml of 0.1 N hydrochloric
acid, 10 ml of water and 5 ml of acetone in this order,
and then dried to obtain 1.35 g (yield 82.3~) of 7-amino-
3-~5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-
cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample.
Example 6
In 5 ml of acetic acid were suspended 0.305 g
of p-toluenesulfonic acid salt of diphenylmethyl 7-
aminocephalosporanate and 0.058 g of 5-mercapto-1-
methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 0.45 g of trifluoromethanesulfonic
acid was added to the suspension to form a solution.
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1 This solution was subJected to reaction at 50C for
1.5 hrs, after which the solvent was remo~ed by distil-
lation under reduced pressure~ To the resulting residue
were added 2.5 ml of water and 2.5 ml of acetone and
the resulting mixture was stirred with ice-cooling for
30 min. Subsequently, 28% by weight aqueous ammonia
was added thereto to adjust the pH thereof to 4Ø
The thus precipitated crystals were collected by
filtration~ washed with 3 ml of water and 3 ml of
acetone in this order, and then dried to obtain 0.127 g
(yield 77.2%) of 7-amino-3~[5~ methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample.
Example 7
In 8 ml of acetic acid were suspended o.796 g
of sodium 7-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)cephalosporanate
- and 0.232 g of 5-mercapto-1-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and
1.80 g of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid was added to
the suspension to form a solution. This solution was
subjected to reaction at room temperature for 3 hrs.
With ice-cooling, 1 ml of water and 1.5 ml of 12 N
hydrochloric acid were added to the reaction.mixture,
and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 2 hrs. The thus precipitated crystals were collected
by filtration, washed with two l-ml portions of acetic
acid and two 3-ml portions of acetone in this order,
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1 and then dried to obtain 0.503 g (yield 69.o%) of 7-
amino-3-[5-~1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-
cephem-4-carboxylic acid hydrochloride.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample~
E~ample 8
(1) Into 6.8 ml of acetonitrile was gradually
dropped o.58 g of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, and to
the solution were added o.58 g of 5-mercapto-1-
methyl-lH-tetrazole and 1.36 g of 7-aminocephalosporanic
acid in this order to form a solution. The resulting
solution was heated to 30C, at which temperature reaction
was effected for 60 min., after which the reaction
mixture was cooled with ice and 5.7 ml of water was
gradually added thereto. The pH of the solution was
ad~usted to 3.9 with 28% by weight aqueous ammonia
and the solution was sub~ected to stirring at the same
temperature for 2 hrs. The thus precipitated crystals
were collected by filtration, washed with two l-ml
portions of water and two l-ml portions o~ acetone in
this order, and then dried to obtain 1.50 g (yield
91.5%) of 7-amino-3-[5-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)-
thiomethyl~-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample.
(2) The same reaction as above was effected, and
to the reaction mixture were added dropwise 0.84 ml of
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1 12 N hydrochloric acid and o.68 ml of water in this
order with ice-cooling, after which the resulting mixture
was stirred for 3 hrs. The thus precipitated crystals
were collected by filtration~ washed with two 2-ml
portions of acetonitrile and two 3-ml portions of
acetone in this order, and then dried to obtain 1.64 g
(yield 90.0%) of 7-amino-3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid
hydrochloride.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample.
(3) When proplonitrile was substituted for the
acetoni.trile in above (1), the yield was 88.4%.
CL~) When sulfolane was substituted for the aceto-
nitrile in above (1), the yield was 8g.6%.
(5) When nitromethane was substituted for the
acetonitrile in above (1), the yield was 84.3%.
.
Example 9
In 27 ml of acetonitrile were suspended 2.72 g
of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 1.16 g of 5-mercapto-
l-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 9.75 g of conc. sulfuric acid
was gradually added thereto with ice-cooling to form a
solution. This solution was subjected to reaction at
30C for 1 hr, and the reaction mixture was cooled to
5C, and then gradually added to 60 ml of water with
ice-cooling. The pH of the solution was adjusted to
3.7 with 28% by weight aqueous ammonia, and 30 ml of
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1 water was further added thereto. The resul~ing solution
was stirred at the same temperature for 1 hr. The thus
precipitated crystals were collected by filtration,
washed with two 15-ml portions of water and three
10-ml portions of acetone in this order, and thereafter
dried to obtain 2.93 g (yield 89.3%) of 7-amino-3-~5-
(l-~ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-
carboxylic acid.
The IR, NMR and melting point of the product
were ldentical with those of standard sample.
Example 10
In 6.8 ml of acetonitrile were suspended
1.36 g of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.60 g of
5-mercapto-1-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 3.50 g of conc.
sulfuric acid was gradually added thereto with ice-
cooling to ~orm a solution. This solution was subjected
to reaction at 30C for 75 min, after which 1.7 ml
of 12 N hydrochloric acid and 2.0 ml of water were
dropped thereinto in this order while keeping the same
temperature. The resulting mixture was cooled to 15C,
and allowed to stand at 10 to 15C for 2.5 hrs to
precipitate crystals. The precipitated crystals were
collected by filtration, washed with two 5-ml portions
of acetonitrile and two 5-ml portions of acetone in
this order, and thereafter dried to obtain 1.51 g
(yield 83.3%) of 7-amino-3-C5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-Q3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid
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1 hydrochloride.
The I~, NMR and mel~ing point of the product
were identical with those of standard sample.
Example 11
In 10 ml of acetic acid were suspended 1.36 g of
7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.58 g of 5-mercapto-1-
methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 6.6 g of stannic bromide was added
thereto to form a solution. This solution was subjected to
reaction at 50C for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was
diluted with 10 ml of water, and 28% by weight aqueous
ammonia was added thereto wi~h ice-cooling to adJust the pH
thereof to 3.8. The thus precipitated crystals were
collected by filkration, and dlssolved in 10 ml of 50% by
weight aqueous methanol solution by addition of 28% by
weight aqueous ammonia. A small amount of insolubles were
removed by filtration, after which the pH of the solution
was adjusted to 3.8 with 6 N hydrochloric acid. The thus
; precipitated crystals were collected by filtrat~on, washed
with two 5-ml portions of water and ~wo 5-ml portions of
acetone in this order, and thereafter dried to obtain
1.28 g (yield 78.2%) of 7-amino-3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
Example 12
In 10 ml o~ acetic acid were suspended 1.36 g
of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.60 g of 5-mercapto-
l-methyl-lH-tetrazole, and 8.9 g of pyrophosphoric acid
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1 was added to the suspension, after which the
resulting mixture was subjected to reaction at 45
to 50C for 10 hrs. After the completion of the
reaction, the reaction mixture was poured into 10 ml
of iced water, and the pH -thereof was adJusted to 3.8
with 28% by weight of a~ueous ammonia. The thus pre-
cipitated crystals were collected by filtration, washed
with two 5-ml portions of water and two 5-ml portions of
acetone in this order, and thereafter dried to obtain
1.17 g (yield 70~9%) of 7-amino--3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
Example 13
In 7.0 ml of acetic acid were suspended
1.35 g of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 0.60 g of
5-mercapto-1-methyl-lH-tetrazole~ and 0.93 ml of 100%
magic acid (fluorosulfuric acid : ant-mony pentafluoride
1 by mole) was added to the suspension with ice-
cooling, after which the mi~ture was sub~ected to reaction
at 30C for 3 hrs. After the completion of the reaction,
the reaction mixture was poured into 35 ml of iced water,
and the pH of the resulting solution was adjusted to
3.7 with conc. aqueous ammonia, after which the solution
was stirred with ice-cooling for 1 hr. The thus pre-
cipitated crystals were collected by filtration, washed
with 10 ml of water and 10 ml of acetone in this order,
and thereafter dried to obtain 1.34 g (yield 82.0%)
of 7-amino-3-[5-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)-
~ ~5-
''3~
1 thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
Example 14
The ~ollowing objective compounds are obtained
in yields of 65 to 90% under substantially the same
conditions as in Examples 1 to 13 by using 7-a~ino-
cephalosporanic acid, a suitable thiol compound
represented by ~ormula (II), an acid selected from
sulfuric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, perchloric acid,
chlorosul~uric acid, pyrosul~uric acid, ~luororsul~uric
acid, magic acid, FS03H-AsF5, CF3S03H-SbF5, H2S~4-S03,
methanesulfonic acid, trifluoromethanesul~onic acid,
p-toluenesulfonic acid, zinc chloride, zinc bromide,
stannic chloride, and stannic bromide, and a sol~ent
selected from acetonitrile and acetic acid:
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)thio-
methyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[5-(1-sulfomethyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl~-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
. o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-methyl-1,3-thiazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-methyl-1,3-oxazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(1-methyl-1,3,4-triazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(1,3-thiazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-
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o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3 cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl~-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[5-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-C5-~1,2,3,4-thiatriazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
10o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-methyl-1,3,4-triazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-~2-(1,5-dimethyl-1~3,4-triazo:Lyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(imidazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-
cephem-4~carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[4-(5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2,3-
triazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[4-(5-carboxyl-1,2 3 3-triazolyl)-
; thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
20o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3,4-
triazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[5-(1-carboxymethyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-{5-[2-(2-carbamoyl)ethyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl]thiomethyl}-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-~5-carboxymethyl-1,3,4-thia-
diazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-{5-[1-(2-sulfamoyl)ethyl-1,2,3,4-
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1 tetrazolyl]thiomethyl}-a3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-{5- L 1- ( 2-dimethylamino)ethyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl]thiomethyl}-a3-cephem-4~carboxylic acid.
o 7~Amino-3-{5-[1-(2-diethylamino)ethyl-
1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl]thiomethyl~-a3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7~-Amino-7~-methoxy-3-[2-(5-methyl-1,3,4-
thiadiazolyl)thiamethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7~-Amino-7~-methoxy-3-[5-~1-methyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-Q3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-C5-(1-vinyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-{5-C2~(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-
1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl]thiomethyl}-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic
acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-a3;cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[5-(1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-a3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-C2-(benæoxazolyl)thiomethyl]-
a3-cepehm-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-C5-(1,2,3-triazolyl)thiomethyl]-
~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3~C2-(benzimidazolyl)thiomethyl]-
Q3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-propylthiomethyl-~3-cephem-4-
carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-phenylthiomethyl-a3-cephem-4-
carboxylic acid.
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1 o 7-Amino-3-[5-(1-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[5-(1-carbamoylmethyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl)thiorne~hyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3 {5-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2~3,4-
tetrazolyl]thiomethyl}-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-(ethoxycarbonylmethylthiomethyl)-
~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-(carboxymethylthiomethyl)-~3-
cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7~Amino-3-{5-[1-(2-aminoethyl)-1,2,3,4-
tetrazolyl]thiomethyl}-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-C5-(1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-
~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[5-(1-methoxycarbonylmethyl-
1,2,3,4-tetrazolyl)thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4~carboxylic
acid.
o 7-Amino-3-[2-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
o 7-Amino-3-~2-(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl)-
thiomethyl]-~3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid.
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